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Old Sep 27th 2015, 8:00 pm
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Why India's Goa wants its British tourists back - BBC News
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i read that article, and it said that the Indian government has relaxed the time visitors had to spend outside of India between visits, changing it from two months to two weeks. Is that correct?
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i read that article, and it said that the Indian government has relaxed the time visitors had to spend outside of India between visits, changing it from two months to two weeks. Is that correct?
No there is no time limit on re entering India,as for the article pretty poor journalism as there are a number of factual errors in the piece.

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The problem is money. Along with that comes a different vibe, a different traveler, a different cultural character, the opposite vibe which attracted the first westerners to it's shores. What can they expect? They should have considered the history and culture of the place before they expanded, developed, fixed taxi prices, stopped parties, rolled in the jet skis and banana inflatables, sold everything off (land) to the highest bidder etc.... Basically, coined in without any thought for anything else. It's a sad story of not learning anything.

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The problem is money. Along with that comes a different vibe, a different traveler, a different cultural character, the opposite vibe which attracted the first westerners to it's shores. What can they expect? They should have considered the history and culture of the place before they expanded, developed, fixed taxi prices, stopped parties, rolled in the jet skis and banana inflatables, sold everything off (land) to the highest bidder etc.... Basically, coined in without any thought for anything else. It's a sad story of not learning anything. Sow a seed.............make your bed etc.
The first Westerners to its shores (after independence from the Portuguese) were hippies and those passing through from other areas of India. Certainly getting money is the root of the mass tourism that followed, and mass tourism always spoils an area. Look at areas of the UK -Cornwall for example. South Goa coast is still a pleasant area to visit for those wanting a beach holiday. We still visit from Karwar for that and shopping. (Karwar beauty itself was spoilt once the bridge and road connection to Goa was made, but essential for trade. The famous Tagore beach is about to be finally ruined by the impending widening to four lanes of the NH17 so go there now to visit if you want to appreciate it.)
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The first Westerners to its shores (after independence from the Portuguese) were hippies and those passing through from other areas of India. Certainly getting money is the root of the mass tourism that followed, and mass tourism always spoils an area. Look at areas of the UK -Cornwall for example. South Goa coast is still a pleasant area to visit for those wanting a beach holiday. We still visit from Karwar for that and shopping. (Karwar beauty itself was spoilt once the bridge and road connection to Goa was made, but essential for trade. The famous Tagore beach is about to be finally ruined by the impending widening to four lanes of the NH17 so go there now to visit if you want to appreciate it.)
Hi Bipat, long time no see! Whilst I agree that tourism inevitably changes a place whether it's Cornwall or Goa there seem to be different stages of development. I have lived in several tourist destinations around the world and generally speaking the first stage is unplanned greedy development too close to the beach, too high, with little consideration for the infrastructure then comes the next stage where local politicians decide something needs to be done. This involves cleaning, changing building regulations, supplying water, drainage, shops and legislation to make sure tourists are safe and looked after.
Sadly Goa never got past stage one, greed, bribery and corruption are still prevalent. Unlike Cornwall, The Costas, Thailand and Sri Lanka Goa has steadily declined. We are happy not to be returning after ten years. Like many of our friends we have chosen better destinations where we feel welcomed and safe.
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Hi Bipat, long time no see! Whilst I agree that tourism inevitably changes a place whether it's Cornwall or Goa there seem to be different stages of development. I have lived in several tourist destinations around the world and generally speaking the first stage is unplanned greedy development too close to the beach, too high, with little consideration for the infrastructure then comes the next stage where local politicians decide something needs to be done. This involves cleaning, changing building regulations, supplying water, drainage, shops and legislation to make sure tourists are safe and looked after. Sadly Goa never got past stage one, greed, bribery and corruption are still prevalent. Unlike Cornwall, The Costas, Thailand and Sri Lanka Goa has steadily declined. We are happy not to be returning after ten years. Like many of our friends we have chosen better destinations where we feel welcomed and safe.
Hello Chris, sorry you are leaving. Agree with you about north Goa.We still enjoy going to the south, but we are already near bye! As I said above Karwar town is really being sacrificed for defence purposes and it is heart breaking. The price of property there is shooting up but our ancestral home will never be sold (if we trust our future generations!!)
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